2025 Germany POS Terminal Market – Size, Share & Analysis
Germany’s POS Terminal Market
A Mature and Consolidated Retail Technology Landscape
The German POS Terminal Market is one of the most mature and stable in all of Europe. The core retailers in the market are also global leaders. Thus, POS systems used in-country are often the chosen version used in other countries in order to maintain support.
Market Trends
- Germany historically has one of the world’s highest living standards, but it has declined somewhat as a result of massive refugee influx.
- Home to some of the world’s largest retailers, and Diebold Nixdorf, a key POS vendor in the region.
- Top 4 retailers have 75%+ of the food market, with discounters (Aldi, Lidl) sharing 30% between them.
- German retailers have been successful in expanding globally: Metro (20 countries outside Germany in Europe, plus 12 where they offer delivery services but no stores), Lidl (9,000+ stores outside of Germany), Aldi (notably 2,466 in the US), and Rewe (several European countries). Approximately 40% of these retailers’ total sales come from foreign countries.
Leading Retailers
Schwarz / Lidl (#4 worldwide), Aldi (#9), Edeka (#17), Rewe (#20), Ceconomy AG (#46), Metro AG (#49), Otto (#71), Dirk Rossman (#96), dm-drogerie markt (#100), Tengelmann (#119), Globus (#131).
Market Size & Growth Projections
€763M
2024 Market Size
€851M
Expected 2029 Market Size
11.5%
Total Growth
4.9%
CAGR
Key Vendors
Key POS Hardware Vendors
Diebold Nixdorf
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions
NCR Voyix
Oracle
Key POS Software Vendors
GK Software
Lightspeed
Toshiba
Oracle
Diebold Nixdorf
IHL Studies for German POS Terminal Market
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